Mootness of Divorce Appeal Due to Appellant's Death
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAThe instant appeal involved a spouse who appealed a court of appeal decision granting a divorce in favor of the other spouse, but the appeal was rendered moot because the appealing spouse subsequently died after the divorce judgment became final. The court reasoned that, pursuant to the relevant civil code article, the death of one of the spouses terminates the divorce proceedings, thereby rendering the appeal without purpose, and thus decided there was no necessity to rule on the matter.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAARTICLE 244, ALINEA 3, DU CODE CIVIL, N° 61 - 10 356 DAME Z... C/ Z; Mootness of Divorce Appeal Due to Appellant's Death: The court reasoned that, pursuant to the relevant civil code article, the death of one of the spouses terminates the divorce proceedings, thereby rendering the appeal without purpose, and thus decided there was no necessity to rule on the matter.
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Généré par l'IAThe court cites this article as the basis for declaring that the death of one spouse terminates the divorce proceedings, making the appeal moot.
This is an identification number or case reference included in the final ruling section, not a legal provision, but if forced to strictly interpret the output, it is part of the final disposition structure. However, based on the rules ('legal provisions'), this should be excluded as it is a case number, not a legal rule. Since there are no explicit cost/procedural rules cited in the dispositive, and the main ground is the Code Civil article, I will list only that one, adhering strictly to the requirement for citing 'legal provisions'.
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VU L'ARTICLE 244, ALINEA 3, DU CODE CIVIL ;
ATTENDU QU'IL RESULTE DE CE TEXTE QUE LE DECES DE L'UN DES EPOUX A... X... QUE L'ARRET PRONONCANT LE DIVORCE SOIT DEVENU DEFINITIF MET FIN A L'INSTANCE ET LA REND SANS OBJET ;
ATTENDU QUE DAME Z... S'EST POURVUE EN CASSATION CONTRE UN ARRET DE LA COUR D'APPEL DE PARIS EN DATE DU 15 OCTOBRE 1960 EN CE QUE CELUI-CI PRONONCAIT LE DIVORCE AU PROFIT DU MARI ;
MAIS ATTENDU QUE DAME Z... EST DECEDEE A PARIS LE 18 DECEMBRE 1960 AINSI QU'EN FAIT FOI L'ACTE DE DECES VERSE ;
QUE L'ACTION SE TROUVE DONC ETEINTE ;
PAR CES MOTIFS : DIT N'Y AVOIR LIEU A STATUER SUR LE POURVOI QUI EST DEVENU SANS OBJET. N° 61 - 10 356 DAME Z... C/ Z.... PRESIDENT :
M Y... - RAPPORTEUR : M VASSART - AVOCAT GENERAL : M ALBUCHER - AVOCATS : MM RYZIGER ET LEMANISSIER. DANS LE MEME SENS : 14 MARS 1962, BULL 1962, II, N° 298, P 210. 28 MARS 1962, BULL 1962, II, N° 346, P 245.